Soldier at Fort Hood sentenced for Afghanistan deployment defiance
Spc. Victor Agosto of Miami was sentenced to one month in jail for disobeying lawful orders over his belief the war violates international law. The judge reduced his rank to private and said he cannot be discharged with a punishment less than other-than-honorable.
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Spc
Victor Agosto
Miami
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Florida deputy shoots escaping inmate at jail
In Putnam County Florida a corrections officer shot and killed inmate Michael A Campbell who climbed a razor wire fence during an escape attempt from the county jail. Sheriff Jeff Hardy said the deputy fired once after Campbell refused orders to stop and tried to flee.
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Palatka
Fla
Florida
Jeff Hardy
Putnam County
Michael A. Campbell
Hardy
Campbell
Pa man kills three in gym rampage then dies
George Sodini 48 described as loner kept a detailed web page about years of rejection by women and a prior plan to violence at a gym. He shot into a fitness class in Bridgeville killing three women and injuring nine before killing himself.
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George Sodini
Allegheny County
Charles Moffatt
Sodini
Scott Township
Heidi Overmier
Carnegie
Elizabeth Gannon
Pittsburgh
Jody Billingsley
Mount Lebanon
Afghan women push for presidency amid uphill race
Shahla Atta, 42, and Frozan Fana are the two women running in Afghanistan’s presidential race as Hamid Karzai prepares for the August 20 vote. Atta speaks of breaking norms with bright nail polish and makeup, while Fana has limited campaigning in remote districts.
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Kabul
Shahla Atta
Afghanistan
Atta
Hamid Karzai
Frozan Fana
Mohammad Nasim Darmand
Iraqi couple wed to win government cash
In Baghdad Muhanad Talib a Sunni Muslim married a Shiite bride seeking a suitable partner and a $2000 government payout. They join more than 1700 newlyweds who accepted cash under the program encouraging Sunni and Shiite unions.
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Baghdad
Muhanad Talib
Talib
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